Motorists are being increasingly targeted by scam artists trying to steal their money or personal information via texts, emails and phone calls. The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency says it has seen a 603 per cent jump in fraudulent activity in the last 12 months and warned drivers to be alert to the deceitful tricksters … Read more
Robocallers are posing as Apple and Amazon support to trick consumers into handing over credit cards and account information Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning consumers of a robocall scheme Scammers are pretending to be Apple and Amazon customer support They are tell people there is an issue with their account or an ordered package … Read more
Tricked: Job-seeker Chelsea Cowling says she now feels very insecure Against all odds, Evgeniya Kiseleva managed to land a job at the start of the first lockdown after being unemployed for a year. The 29-year-old couldn’t believe her luck – and the fact that her new job involved helping other people find employment was an … Read more
Watchdog warnings about fraudsters impersonating financial firms to trick people out of cash have soared this year, sparking concern this type of scam is becoming more prevalent. ‘Clone’ alerts by regulators have jumped 34 per cent to 401 so far, and 261 per cent since 2015 – and they currently make up two fifths of … Read more
Watchdog warnings about fraudsters impersonating financial firms to trick people out of cash have soared this year, sparking concern this type of scam is becoming more prevalent. ‘Clone’ alerts by regulators have jumped 34 per cent to 401 so far, and 261 per cent since 2015 – and they currently make up two fifths of … Read more
Fraudsters are using authentic looking emails featuring the Home Office logo in order to trick Britons into handing over their bank details. The online scammers are sending threatening emails to people claiming they have been given a ‘penalty charge’ for driving a vehicle in a ‘charging area’. The con-artists then demand between £20-£30 – before … Read more
Savers looking to ditch final salary pensions could be at heightened risk of moving to suspicious schemes during the coronavirus pandemic. A steep rise in ‘red flag’ cases, which have one or more hallmarks of a scam, has been highlighted by anti-fraud detectors hired out to employers by consultancy firm XPS Pensions . The number … Read more
Some 107,000 fraudulent insurance claims, worth a total of £1.2billion, were uncovered by insurers in 2019, new data has revealed. A new scam was uncovered every five minutes, equating to 300 fraudulent claims, and just over 2,000 false applications being detected every day, according to research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The frauds … Read more
Mr Scamazon: Surrey-based antiques auctioneer, 46, is linked to a bogus ‘five star’ reviews scam involving Amazon Justin Fryer reviewed £15,000 worth of products last month, giving five-stars He was identified as Amazon’s most prolific product reviewer in Britain Mr Fryer appeared to have sold many of the goods he reviewed on eBay By Sean … Read more
A Metro Bank customer lost £26,000 after a fraudster took advantage of compromised card details to scam him twice in what the bank described as a sophisticated social engineering scam. The man from Bedford, who did not wish to be named, said he was left checking his online banking ‘every five minutes’ after fraudsters accessed … Read more